Knitted fabric.



W. H. HORN, JR- KNITTED FABRIC. APPLICATION FILED DBO. 7, 1907. v 930, 180. Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

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KNITTED FABRIC.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Application filed December 7, 1907. Serial No. 405,546.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. HORN, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Philadel hia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainmprovements in Knitted Fabrics, of

which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is'to provide a knitted fabric which whilehaving constant numbers of wales and courses shall nevertheless be ofdifferent dimensions at various parts of its width or length, as thecase may be.

I further desire to provide an abdominal or other bandage for variousparts of the body or limbs, composed of knitted fabric having constantnumbers of wales and courses, but whose dimensions at its middle portionshall be different from those of its two ends.

' These objects and other advantageous ends I secure as hereinafter setforth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:"

Figure 1, is a plan, to a great extent diagrammatic, illlistrating theconstruction of an abdominal or knee cap bandage made according to myinvention, and Fig. 2, is an enlarged diagrammatic view illustrating oneof the many stitches which may be used in knitting this particularfabric.

In the above drawings, it .will be noted that the end portions a of thebandage are narrower than the middle portion a and that while there areconstant numbers of wales and courses throughout the fabric comprisingthe bandage,-the 100 s are larger at the middle portion thereof,ecominggradually smaller as they approach the end sections of thebandage. In order to accomplish this end I make the central stitches ofeach course larger than those of the ends, employing for this purpose amachine of the construction described and claimed in an application forpatent filed by me April 15, 1908, SerialNo. 427,265.

In order that the bandage may be more or less elastic I knit into itweft, threads a of rubber which in the present instance extendlongitudinally of the bandage, these being held to or made part of thefabric by tying-in loops a As is obvious, any of-a number of stitchesmay be employed in making my improved bandage, it being, however,essential that while the number of its wales and courses remainsconstant, the relative looseness or tightness of the stitches and,therefore, their size, is varied to secure variations in the dimensionsof thefabric.

.It is also obvious that-in some cases the rubber threads may be omittedwithout departing from the main features of my invention, although theuse of such threads in a bandage-is advisable.

Though in the drawing I have illustrated a bandage in which the middleportion is composed of stitches made with large loo s while the stitchesof the ends have smaller oops, it will be noted that the shape orcontour of the bandage, as Well as the relative placing of loose andtightly knitted portions, may be varied as desired without departingfrom my invention.

I claim:

1. A bandage consisting of a knitted fabric having constant numbers ofwales and the bandage.

3. A bandage consisting of a knitted fabric having constant numbers ofWales and courses andformed with its stitches gradually decreased inlength from its middle toward its end portions, with rubber Weft threadsextending longitudinally through the bandage and forming-a substantiallystraight selvage at each end thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of Witnesses.

ILLIAM H. HORN, JR. Witnesses:

O. A. HEIIILKER, OHAs. A. FoA.

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